Senator, North Dakota State Senate, District 34, 1997-2021

Former Member, Committee on Committees, North Dakota State Senate

Former Member, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, North Dakota State Senate

Former Chair, Finance and Taxation Committee, North Dakota State Senate

Former Member, Government and Veterans Affairs Committee, North Dakota State Senate

Former Member, Joint Advisory Committee on Legislative Revenue, North Dakota State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Government Finance, North Dakota State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Legacy Fund Earnings, North Dakota State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Taxation, North Dakota State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Tribal Taxation Issues, North Dakota State Senate

Former Member, Statewide Interoperability Joint Executive Committee, North Dakota State Senate

Owner, Cook Industrial Sales, present

Served, North Dakota Air National Guard

Member, American Legion, present

Member, Kiwanis, present

Chair, Morton County Housing Authority, present

Member, Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board, present

Number of Grandchildren:

8